previous Exhibitions
ALEC BAKER Nganana Ngura Nganampa Ninti - We Know Our Country Well
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present new paintings by senior artists and elders Peter Mungkuri OAM and Alec Baker in Nganana Ngura Nganampa Ninti - We Know Our Country Well.
Nganana Ngura Nganampa Ninti - We Know Our Country Well showcases the immense knowledge of Country, culture, and history held by these two important senior men, both of whom were actively involved in the land rights movement for their ancestral Country and campaigned for the return of land ownership to the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara peoples.
Accentuating each artists’ distinctive style, this collection conveys the unparalleled reverence and profound understanding Baker and Mungkuri have for their Country, and the broader Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of Central Australia.
Respected elder and cultural leader on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Alec Baker has become a highly revered and significant contemporary artist as his creative practice matures, with his vibrant mark making reflecting a deep knowledge for Country and culture.
Baker’s artistic career has soared to new heights in recent years, receiving several prestigious accolades in 2021 including being named as a finalist in the Hadley’s Art Prize, in Hobart Tasmania, and announced as the winner of the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, presented by the Bayside Gallery at the Brighton Town Hall in Melbourne.
From 15 October 2021 – 30 January 2022 Baker will present a solo exhibition at Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art festivals, Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide in South Australia, which boasts one of the most ambitious, innovative, and diverse contemporary art experiences to date.
Barbara Mbitjana Moore • 2023
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present significant new paintings by the esteemed Anmatyerre artist, Barbara Mbitjana Moore.
Rendered in sweeping arcs of vibrant colour Moore’s paintings are profoundly personal, uniting the Central Desert landscapes that define her. Meticulously recalled from memory, Moore paints the undulating landforms of Anmatyerre Country near Nturiya, north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, the Country of her birth. Her vivid palette stems from the lands around Amata in South Australia, the ...
Judy Holding •WOVEN: CONNECTED
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Judy Holding’s new exhibition Woven: Connected, including watercolour on paper, casts and additive sculpture.
Holding’s visual vocabulary of symbolic forms conveys a profound connection to the landscapes of regional Victoria and Murrumburr Country in Kakadu, in the Northern Territory.
The painterly lens through which Holding depicts the landscapes of Murrumburr Country is shaped and informed by her connection with Murrumburr Senior Traditional Owner, Jessie ...
HERMANNSBURG POTTERS•Teaching Young Ones
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present new ceramic works by the internationally acclaimed Hermannsburg Potters, Teaching the Young Ones, on exhibition at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space – 84 William Street Naarm/ Melbourne from 29 November until 15 December 2023.
Through each exquisite ceramic work, the artists eloquently convey their connection to Country and community, unveiling the rich tapestry of contemporary life in Western Aranda Country in the Northern Territory, resulting in a ...
ALCASTON GALLERY - A CONTINUING CELEBRATION OF WOMEN
In 2024, Alcaston Gallery is once again proud to celebrate and advocate for International Women's Day.
This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion; to inspire a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment; to build a more inclusive world for all women; to invest in women and accelerate progress!
Alcaston Gallery has invested significantly in First Nations women artists - with rewards for the artists, financially and culturally, having a significant rippling effect for their families and ...
